Quotes from Judy Blume

Eleanor Gordon was the most sophisticated in their crowd. She read The New Yorker.

On the last day of school we had a class party, with cupcakes and Island Punch. I drank eight cups of it. Island Punch is my favorite drink.

If I should ever have children I will tell them what religion they are so they can start learning about it at an early age. Twelve is very late to learn. Sincerely, Margaret Ann Simon

I love to watch to him while he sleeps. Besides everything else he is really my best friend now. It's a different kind of friendship...It makes me wish I could share every day with him.

Are you there God? It's me, Margaret. I'm going to temple today—with Grandma. It's a holiday. I guess you know that. Well, my father thinks it's a mistake and my mother thinks the whole idea is crazy, but I'm going anyway. I'm sure this will help me decide what to be. I've never been inside a temple or a church. I'll look for you God.

You can fill a lifetime with if only's or you can get on with it.

We all have to make decisions. I'm not saying it's easy. But you don't have to collapse every time you come face-to-face with an obstacle.

Anything could go wrong any day of the week. What's the point of worrying in advance?" "How do you stop yourself from worrying?" "I think of all the good things in my life." "What about the bad things?" "There's no room for them inside my head. Not anymore. Now I say live and let live, and I kick those other thoughts away. You can do that, too.

Especially since my mother says Grandma is too much of an influence on me.

Zillions of puppies … that's what they got up in heaven. The softest dogs you've ever seen. And no poop. I don't know what happens to the poop but it's not in heaven. Because heaven's clean. All those fluffy white clouds. And these zillions of puppies just jumping from cloud to cloud and you get to run and chase them all day.

Sometimes I feel grown up and other times I feel like a little kid. I seem to be more than one person.

So many adults are exhausting themselves worrying about other people corrupting their children with books, they're turning kids off to reading instead of turning them on.

And I'm Hermione from—

How can I stop worrying when I don't know if I'm going to turn out normal?" "I promise, you'll turn out normal." Are

Miri, sweetheart—life is hard," Henry said, "but it's worth the struggle.

I was about to drop a light one on his forehead when he reached up, grabbed me around the neck and pulled me down. Then he planted a big, wet smackeroo right in the middle of my face. "Sweet dreams, Pete!

I shoved back my chair and raced around the table, ready to destroy him. "Grandma . . ." Fudge cried. "Heeelp . . . !

But I am the greatest sister in the history of the world.

Victoria closes her eyes, breathing in the familiar scent, and for a moment it's as if they've never been apart. They're still Vixen and Cassandra, summer sisters forever. The rest is a mistake, a crazy joke.

I really like you, Margaret. How do you want me to kiss you?

at him. No sir!

Well, that's a first-year teacher for you! Didn't he know that was a bad idea?

Besides, if they were going to be killed it would be better to be killed together, otherwise she'd have to explain to Lamb why Caitlin was murdered and she wasn't.

Live for the moment. There might be no tomorrow. And even if there is, nobody really gives a damn.